Carton for butter or the like



April 5, 1932. H. A. MORRIS CARTON FOR BUTTER OR THE LIKE Filed Dec. 4,1929 Patented Apr. 5, 1932 HOW A. MORRIS, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TOTHE AUTOMAT MOLDING & FOLDING COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A. CORPORATIONOF OHIO CARTON FOR BUTTER OR THE LIKE Application filed. December 4.,1929. Serial No. 411,424.

This invention relates to cartons, but more particularly to cartons forcontaining butter, oleomargarine, or similar substances.

The public is demanding more and more that they see the goods which theyare purchasing instead of merely taking for grant ed that the packagecontains the substance or material of the quality they desire. As aresult, numerous window cartons are being used to show the contents.These are of advantage, because, although they disclose the contents ofthe package, they do not permit handling of the same.

An object of this invention is to produce a package for butter,oleomargarine, or the like, which is hermetically sealed, but isconstructed to enable the purchaser to see the contents.

Further objects will hereinafter appear, and the invention is shown byway of illustration, and not of limitation, in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional elevation of a package or carton ofbutter, oleomargarine, or the like;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional elevation on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line H of Fig. 1.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a carton 1 ofsubstantially cup shape having an open upper end. The inner and outerwalls are covered with a coating 2 of paraffin, or some similarmaterial, to render the carton impervious to moisture, and to protectthe contents. It will be observed that in this instance the side wallsof the carton incline outwardly from the bottom so that the opening inthe top is considerably wider than the area of the bottom. The bottomwall and a portion of the side walls are covered by a lining 3 of sheetmaterial, such as relatively light flexible parchment paper. The lining3 may be held to the bottom and side walls of the carton in any suitablemanner, but in the preferred form the sheet material is placed withinthe carton,

and by the application of heat the parafin coating of the body 1 isfused to secure the lining in place.

B represents a cake or bar of butter, oleomargarine, or some similarsubstance, and in this instance the material is in substantially loafshape. The cake B is covered by flexible sheet material 4, such asparchment paper, which is translucent. As shown, the cover sheet 4extends a substantial distance down the sides of the cake B, and then isfolded substantially upon itself in overlapping relationship with thelining 3, the edgeportions of the sheet 4 contacting with the side wallsof the body 1 above the terminus of the lining as well as keeping thecake free from dirt, etc. mi

The edges of the side walls of the body 1 are bent outwardly atsubstantially right angles to provide a flange 5, this'flange beingsimilarly coated with parafiin or like substance 6. Ulosing the open endof the carton is a sheet 7 of suitable translucent or transparentflexible sheet material, which overlies the cover sheet 4, and isadhesively attached to the flange 5, as by fusing the paraffin coating,thereby providing further seal for the contents of the carton. It willbe apparent that the sheet 7 permits inspection of the contents of thecarton so that the prospective purchaser can at least observe the colorand texture of the material contained therein.

It is to be understood that although the above described embodiment isof cup shape with flaring walls, numerous changes in size, shape andproportions of the carton may be made without departing from the spiritof the invention. Other changes also may be made in the material,coating, etc., without departing from the invention, especially asdefined in the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A carton for butter or the like composed of a cup-likebod having anopen top, a translucent member ormed to extend over the butter or thelike and having its marginal portions doubled upon themselves andsecured to the adjacent Walls of the body and a transparent cover memberextending over the open top of the body and secured to the latter atpoints spaced above the points of securement of the translucent member.

2. A carton for butter or the like composed of a cup-like body having anopen top, a transparent closure extending over said open top of the bodyand secured at its marginal ortions thereto, and a translucent memberbeneath the closure member and having its marginal portions extendeddownwardly at an angle and secured to the adjacent walls of the body atpoints beneath the points of se- 7 curement of the closure member to thebody.

3. A carton. for butter or the like composed of a cup-like body havingan open top, a transparent closure extending over said open top of thebody and-secured at its marginal portions to the top of the body, and atranslucent member beneath the closure member having its marginalportions extended downwardly and secured to the bounding walls of thebody at points spaced below and spaced inwardly from the points ofsecurement of the closure member to the body.

4. A carton for butter or the like composed of a cup-like body having anopen top, a transparent closure member formed to extend over the opentop of the body and being secured thereto, and a translucent memberunderlying the closure member and having depending portions providedwith laterall extending parts which latter are dispose be tween thebutter or the like and the adjacent side walls of the body and aresecured to the latter.

5. A carton for butter or the like composed of a cup-like body having anopen top, a lining covering the bottom of the body and engaged with themarginal walls thereof and terminating below the tops of said walls, atranslucent member formed to over-lie the butter and having dependingsubstantially V-shaped parts the outer sides of which latter are securedto the lining and extend thereabove and are engaged with the adjacentbounding walls of the body, and a transparent closure member over-lyingthe first named transparent member and secured to the top of the body.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification. HOWARD A. MORRIS.

